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@%$$$;~... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...~;$$$%@
###@%$;~~. ~ ~ ~ ~ ELVES LIVE IN THE LAND ~ ~ ~ ~ .~~;$%@###
###@%$;~~. ~ ~ ~ ~ BEYOND THE GREAT DAM. ~ ~ ~ ~ .~~;$%@###
@@$;~~~... ~ IT WAS BUILT IN THE LATE SIXTIES. ~ ...~~~;$@@
#@%%;;;~~. ~ ~ ~ THE ELVES CAME TO US THEN. ~ ~ ~ .~~;;;%%@#
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@@%;~~.... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ....~~;%@@
@$$~~~~... THEY WERE VERY MANIPULATIVE, AND WE ...~~~~$$@
###@%$;~~. CAME TO TRUST THEM. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ US .~~;$%@###
###@%$;~~. KIDS WOULD PLAY DOWN AT THE WATER EVEN .~~;$%@###
####%$;~~. THOUGH WE WERE NOT ALLOWED. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .~~;$%####
###@%$;~~. ~ ~ SOMETIMES THE SLUICE WOULD CLOSE .~~;$%@###
###@%$;~~. ENTIRELY, AND THE RIVER AT THE DAMS .~~;$%@###
##@@%$;~~. FOOT WOULD DRY UP, REVEALING THE ROCKY .~~;$%@@##
###@%$;~~. WATER GARDEN THAT HAD BEEN HIDDEN .~~;$%@###
#@@%;;~... BENEATH, AND WE WOULD GO THERE. ~ ~ ~ ~ ...~;;%@@#
####@$;~~. ~ ~ ~ ~ BEFORE THE DAM OPENED AGAIN, .~~;$@####
#@%$~~.... THERE WOULD BE A SIGNAL, BUT THE ELVES ....~~$%@#
@@$~~~.... WOULD MAKE US NOT HEAR IT, AND SUDDENLY ....~~~$@@
###@%$;~~. WE WOULD FIND THE WATER RISING, ALREADY .~~;$%@###
@%%;~~.... AT OUR KNEES. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ....~~;%%@
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#@$$;~~... ~ BY THEN THE ELVES WOULD BE GONE. ~ ...~~;$$@#
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#@$$;~.... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ....~;$$@#
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